The properties of two poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) derivatives containing ≈40 wt. % of star-shaped macromolecules with fullerene C60 as a branching point were studied by the methods of electrooptical Kerr effect, dielectric polarization of macromolecules in solutions, and viscometry. It was shown that a polar nanoparticle (fullerene amino adduct) that appears at the center of a polymer molecule after covalent addition of end groups of poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) to C60 drastically changes electrooptical and dielectric characteristics of the parent polymer. It was demonstrated that the fullerene core appreciably affects the size and molecular density of star-shaped poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) samples in solution.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)822-829
Number of pages8
JournalVysokomolekularnye Soedineniya. Ser.A Ser.B Ser.C - Kratkie Soobshcheniya
Volume46
Issue number5
StatePublished - 2004

    Scopus subject areas

  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Materials Chemistry

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